I'm sure you've been in this position before...You give instructions about how you'd like something done and the person you're instructing doesn't listen because they simply want to do it their way. I've been given many reasons why this happens: "My way is quicker," "I've done this before." "I think it looks better that way," [...]
Being a mentor for the University of Westminster has brought me great joy. I've seen my mentees progress and shine. Some started confident about their paths and others were shaky but I'm proud to say that they have all excelled, graduated and have stayed on track. Some are furthering their studies and others have found jobs [...]
If you listen or read carefully, many times when the conversation is about 'me time" it refers to taking regular periods of doing something you enjoy doing. These periods can be assumed to be from a deep breath to a few hours of pampering, but sometimes "me time" just ain't enough! I discovered this recently [...]
I love coffee! Strong black coffee, no sugar. But I also anticipate what it looks like when it's served. This week's serving comes from Harbor Club, Saint Lucia... Um, the apple crumble is on the side!
Playing around with my mobile phone recently I produced this image with one click. There was something unique about it that I keep going back to it...I don't know why. It could be because it reminds me of my dark room days at university. Although I embrace technology, there's a pleasure about dark room photography [...]
In Washington, DC. I attended the Colour of Music Festival Orchestral & Chamber debut which featured the students of the Duke Ellington School of the Arts. The concert was held to honor the school’s co-founder Peggy Cooper Cafritz. Of course, I had to look at the extent that Duke Ellington mentioned the Caribbean as he [...]
Who said, "Blue and green should never be seen?" I remember hearing that when I was growing up, but in these pictures of the grounds at Government House in Saint Lucia, the majority colours, as you can see, are blue and green. If you're in Saint Lucia, using the roads from the center of Castries town [...]
An evening of splendor in all sorts of ways took place recently at the residence of the Ambassador of France, H.E. Gérard Araud, in Washington, DC. Celebrating the partnership of the Colour of Music, a black classical musicians festival and music students of the Duke Ellington School of the Arts, guests were treated to a [...]
If you're in Washington, DC, you're missing out if you don't join the Colour of Music Festival and the Duke Ellington School of the Arts as they showcase the Colour of Music Virtuosi (all-female) Chamber Orchestra, which highlights the contributions of black female composers and presented in honor of Ellington's Co-Founder, Peggy Cooper Cafritz. Other [...]
My daughter Kandy did this. Alone. Just as she was abandoned pregnant, she wrote this book on her own. I’ve said before that it brought tears to my eyes, I bawled, I still feel pain when I see the book, but I also feel pride. Abandoned Pregnant reminded me, that I too, was abandoned pregnant. As [...]
